Several families were displaced Friday after a predawn fire at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex.
The blaze broke out shortly after 6 a.m. at the complex in the 1800 block of Myrtle Drive off Campbellton Road.
Atlanta fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said four units were damaged by fire, with another four sustaining water damage.
“Power has been disconnected to the entire building, so those families that weren’t affected by the fire are affected by the power outage,” Ward said.
No injuries were reported, she said.
“I woke up to get my niece up to go to school, and my house was full of smoke,” said Kemberly Dodson, who has lived in the apartments for about two years.
“It felt like I was in a dream or something. I didn’t see any flames until I came outside, and that’s when I saw the top of the apartment was on fire.”
Another resident, Chastiny Kennedy, lives next to the units that burned.
Kennedy said she was getting ready for work, “and when I was brushing my teeth, I saw smoke coming through the bathroom wall.”
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
— Staff photographer Brant Sanderlin contributed to this report.
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